Eddyville in Lyon County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Rose Hill

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021

1. Rose Hill Marker

Inscription.
Built by
Robert Livingston Cobb
Circa 1834
National Register 1981
Old Eddyville
Historic District

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 37° 2.81′ N, 88° 4.518′ W. Marker is in Eddyville, Kentucky, in Lyon County. It is at the intersection of Water Street and Kentucky Route 730, on the right when traveling north on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2261 KY-730, Eddyville KY 42038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Last Skirmish in Ky. (a few steps from this marker); Eddyville (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Dr. George M. Huggans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chittenden Lyon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Matthew Lyon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mineral Mound Home Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mineral Mound (approx. 2.2 miles away); New Union Forge / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eddyville.

Regarding Rose Hill. It now houses the Rose Hill/Lyon County Museum.

Also see . . . Asset Detail | Old Eddyville Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination-inventory form and photographs in downloadable PDF format. From the National Park Service's NP Gallery digital archives. (Submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021

2. Rose Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.